Pain. Its the sacrifice of something important to you and then being forced to come to grips with it in a very short period of time. Physical pain is hard to ignore because your brain will come to grips with it quickly. However, emotional and spiritual pain can be avoided, though not easily.
Its simple, really. Don't let pain HURT you. Its a mindset. If you can forgive others, yourself, or even God (if you're blaming Him... He doesn't actually need your forgiveness) BEFORE the pain sets in, you won't be HURT. Pain and hurt are two different things.
The problem comes with sacrifice. Since pain is the forced sacrifice of something, we as humans react. We react as wounded and pained, mostly. What we need to do is CHANGE our reaction. You see, even in our faith you see those who are terrified to sacrifice their lives, EVEN ON THEIR OWN TERMS, to Jesus. Pain is a sacrifice that isn't planned, but choosing to sacrifice is a way to avoid pain.
I'm dancing all around what I am trying to say, but I want you to understand all of what I'm saying. If we can CHOOSE to sacrifice our time, money, wealth, well-being, sanity, family, friends, and every other aspect of our lives to Jesus, we save ourselves PAIN. Pain is when we are HOLDING ONTO these things and they are torn from us: a forced sacrifice. Don't let pain hurt you! If Jesus holds all your cares and desires and such, who can hurt you? NOTHING. Surrender is tough and difficult. Ask God to guide you, and live pain free! (We as humans are imperfect and will always live our earthly lives in pain because we always hold onto something, but the pain of this life can be greatly reduced!) Jesus endured all the pain we should have to suffer, and He has freed us from it! Lets live like that!
#LiveItLikeJesus
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